buildOne report1 publisher California's AB 1930 adds a seven-business-day wait before companies answer protected health-data subpoenas
California's AB 1930 makes companies notify the Attorney General and wait seven business days before producing abortion or gender-affirming care records. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, so legal teams have about three months to put a coverage check in front of every subpoena response.
Reality
- Evidence50
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+5
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence45
Adam's Law makes age-bracket signals, pre-release risk assessments and crisis routing conditions of shipping a companion chatbot to children in California. A second bill takes personalized feeds away from under-16 users.
Publishers:gov.ca.gov · sd18.senate.ca.gov
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption22
- Hype gap+32
- Incentives88
- Confidence64
Iowa's attorney general defends the Paramount merger by pricing its delay
Twelve states sued to block the $111 billion Paramount-Warner deal. The reply travelling furthest is an Iowa op-ed that totals up the ticking fee while leaving the deal's economics to a promise about movie counts.
Reality
- Evidence32
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+38
- Incentives82
- Confidence38
Apollo's breach letter dates its own delay: four days in, 46 days out
The private equity firm's 21 August notice puts cloud access at 6 to 10 July and the scope finding at 12 August. The interval nobody puts on a dashboard sits in between.
Reality
- Evidence68
- Adoption44
- Hype gap−8
- Incentives66
- Confidence61
Meta's Pay Structure, Not Its Policy Page, Is What the States Put on the Stand
A former engineering director testified that Instagram ran a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to under-13 users and graded staff on engagement. Twenty-five more state trials follow.
Reality
- Evidence42
- Adoption55
- Hype gap+22
- Incentives68
- Confidence48
SB 976 stands: personalized ranking is now its own regulated surface
A San Jose judge refused to enjoin California's feed law after finding personalized recommendations may not be expressive. Blocking is protected; recommending is now a separate build.
Reality
- Evidence54
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+26
- Incentives68
- Confidence48